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July 31, 1998

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Little did Beth Seldin-"Dotan know that when she moved to Israel four years ago, she'd eventually find work at 6ne of Omaha's Partnership 2000 (P2K) sites - the" Ghetto Fighter's Museum. S~ The daughter of Sarah and Ted Seldin, Beth, her husband, Amr.oii, and their children, Liatte and Yonaton, made aliyah to Kibbuti Ayelet Hashachar, Located in the Upper Galilee, "the kibbutz is where Amnon grew up and where'liis parents still live Just a few miles, away, in. the Western Galilee, (the P2K region to which Omaha is paired) is the Ghetto Fighter's Museum, the first Holocaust museum in the world and created by survivors. Dotan holds, a master's degree in Jewish education from the Hebrew Union College-Institute of Religion in Eos Angeles. She spent the fyrst few years adjustr ing to life in Israel, Wofldng in informal education at the kibbutz and brushing up on her Hebrew skills. She participated in a Museum Studies program at Haifa University for one year, networking with the 'museum community1. Eventually she found her way to Tali Shner, a past student of Amnon's mother and director of Yad Layeled, the children's wing of the Ghetto Fighter's Museum. Shner recently invited Dotan to become involved in an international reading project which requires bilingual instructors. Since July of 1397, Dotan has been part of the museum staff, concerned with leading three-hour tours and workshops in the newly-opened children's wing.

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The exhibits of Yad Layeled, the children's wing of the Ghetto Fighter's Museum, unfold section by section. The view shows the entrance into the ghetto. "We handle several groups a day," said Dotan, "mostly from schools. The tour is broken down into three one-hour segments' a tour of the museum, an activity or story session and a workshop. "Ifs not just a visit," she added, "Ifs on experience. It involves art, drama, writing or music. 'Magic' can happen anywhere or anytime during that three-hour period."

Dotan describes the shape of the visually stimulating"Yad Layeled a& "powerful " The exhibits are ,minimal - one shoe, instead of a pile, to denote the personaFloss of a singletcluld, something to winch . the children who visit can relate The .museum catalog describes the unique approach behind its creation and its architectural design'."It's uniqueness lies in the fact that it is primarily intended for young visitors, aged nine and up Those who planned and established the museum decided that the Child in the Holocaust exhibition should present the children's stonet from their own point of view and in their own voic es. Children, after all, with their rather vague understanding of the world around them and then limited capacity for abstraction, cannot help Kit to grasp facts when seen through their own eyes " Architect Ram Karmi designed the circular sp.ico so that the beginning of the tour is connected to the end - a concept; lie describes as "never fotget the old life, to keep it alivp in our minds while life begins anew outside the museum walls." Entering the Memorial Hall, which acts ns a gateway, the visitor is greeted by stained glass windows of pictures created by children in the Tereizenstadt concentration camp. Those pictures and letters became the basis, of the book and later, the play, / Never Saw Another Butterfly, hence the butterflies portrayed on the walls of the museum From there, a ramp extends down two-und-n-half stories through momentous events of the wor, not (Continued on page 8)

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BERNICEJ.FALK Services for Bernice Falk were held July 24 at the Westside Chapel. Burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. She was 79. ; Today's Indictment Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, ' As we open the great Book of Deuteronomy for our Torah reading this Shabbat, we are confronted Lenora Kay and Jerrold Levin; granddaughters, with the inimitable Haftarah which gives this Debra Tenebaum and Carol Margolis; two greatShabbat before Tisha B'Av its name, Shabbat grandsons; and sister, Isabelle Trobough. ' Memorials to Radio Talking Book, Omaha Assoc, Hazon. For the Haftarah is the first chapter of Isaiah: Hazon Yeshayahu, The Vision of Isaiah. for the Blind, or Temple Israel. BARBARA HARRIS And it proceeds in impressive words to denounce Services for Barbara Harris, 70, were held July • Israel for all its sins, injustice, inhumanity, the substitution of religiosity for religion and of the sac- 22 at Golden Hill Cemetery. . . . . rificial system for. the sacrifice of the heart, etc., etc. Survivors include sons, Robert Allen Rovner of Wehave always looked at Tisha B'Av as,the day. San Ramon, CA, and Jeffrey Rovner of Laguna to remember all the misfortunes of our people over Beach, CA; daughter-in-law, Irene; grandchildren, the centuries, where the word "misfortunes" is a Alexis Jennifer. Rovner and Robert Allen Jr. serious understatement. We are reminded of the . Memorials to American Diabetes Assoc. , - • • ' . abject failure of mankind to understand the oneDOROTHY E. HEYMAN ness of •humankind--a stubborn and malicious Services for Dorothy Heyman were held July 2(5 refusal that resulted in the savage mistreatment of at Westside Chapel. She died at the age of97. Jews in non-Jewish societies. ••;'/,' Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, We must beireminded of the assessment by the Jane'and Rabbi Sidney H. Brooks of Omaha and dean of American-Jewish historians, Salo Baron, Maxine and James J. Steiher of Akron," OH; grandthat the "lachrymose" interpretation of Jewish his- children: Miriam Brooks and Philip Wright of tory is in fundamental error, that the lot of Jews Cambridge, MA, Joel and Naomi Brooks of Tampa, through history was no worse than that of people FL, Julie and Dr. Daniel Freidus of Ann Arbor, MI, in general. This view must be understood; but it Jody and Myles Gordon of Newton, MA, and Max must be taken with eyes wide open. For what was and Mary Steiner of Westford, MA; and five greatdone to Jews was doneto them qua Jews. grandchildren. •'.',•:'.. ' .••'•''" The hard lot of people in general during the long : Mrs. Heyman was past president of Temple centuries was the result of monarchic and feudal Sisterhood, past president and past board member systems that did not ordinarily penalize people for of National Council of Jewish Women, a member of race or nationality or religion. • the American Red .Cross and former nurses aide A generation or so ago there was a famous short during WWII.. ':••-:•. work, Amos in Times Square. What would one of Memorials to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. the great 8th century prophets say about American life? And I want to turn our attention now to what UNMC/NHS to host special event Isaiah, the prophet of our accusing Haftarah, In conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service's would say to American Jews. issuance of a new Organ & Tissue Donation stamp, He would be astonished at our economic status the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the and be reasonably pleased with our attempt to Nebraska Health System will host a special event relieve those of us, and those around us, who have on Aug. 5 to sell the new stamps and provide a not shared in the general prosperity. special first-day stamp cancellation featuring the But he would befurjpus at the excessively low LiedTrahsplant Cerite:r'-oh the UNMC/NHS camlevel of Jewish self-knowledge-and the smugness : ; pus. with which most American Jews accept that level.' The. event, which is open to the public, will be He would accuse us of angering pur God by our held in the West Atrium on the first level of the puerile knowledge of what God demands of us. • NHS Outpatient Care Center at 44th and Emile . He would be shocked and dismayed by our reliSt. The official ceremonial portion of the event will gious services wh.ere people mouth syllables adroitrun from 10-10:30 a.m. Following this, the stamps ly-when those sublime syllables are only mumbowill be sold and cancelled until 1 p.m. • jumbo to those who mumble them. (And these are. Among the participants will be Dr. Alan Langnas, our best people-Jewishly-for they are the ones chief of transplantation for UNMC/NHS. In addiwho'maintain public Jewish prayer !) All of this, tion, several organizations will be represented. when we are the best educated identifiable group in the United States! We learn everything but Judaism! And Isaiah would try valiantly, by plea, by entreaty, even by insult, to raise American Jewry's large segment of the indifferent to a level of Jewish and moral concern. Concern! Alertness! Attention! The ox, Isaiah said, knows his master. But American Jews are too busy to notice. by Rabbi Myer S. Kripke

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The, joy of Shabbat by Shani Katzman

An afternoon of fun and education at Chabnd House is planned for S u n d a y , Aug. 9. The Shabbat Story-telling Festival) from 2-4 p.m., will feature a variety of activities for children ages 2-8, and their families. The program, a project of "Chabad Kiddie Kollege," will offer children hands-on Shabbat experiences. Participants will have many opportunities to touch, taste, and smell the unique sensations of Shabbat. They will bake their own challah, make their own wine, be engaged in drama and storytelling, and create special crafts. " •. • A collection of entertaining Shabbat stories have been selected for use. They will be presented by several seasoned storytellers from the community. Some of the books will be enhanced by drama and puppets. ' ' The program is open to the entire community. For more information, call Mary at 330-1800. Refreshments will be served.

Lucy'White a n d Sue F i n k l e . N o t p i c t u r e d : Beth Rips and Linda Grossman. Calling all mandel bread mavens... Bring a batch of your Bubbe'sor'your own favorite mandel bread to the JCC on Aug. 30 to participate in the "Great Omaha Mandel Bread Bake Off." Entries will be judged by Linda Grossman ("Catering Creations" and former owner of "Baking Company"),- Beth Rips (former owner of "Breadwinners"); Sue Finkle ("Distinguished Catering"), and Lucille White (Beth.El's own "kitchen magician"). First-, second- and third-place prizes will be awarded and winners will be announced at the community event "To Bubbe and Zayde with LOVE....a fun-filled family affair."

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Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations 7023 Cass Street, Omaha, NE 68132

Member of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1502 No. 52nd St., Omaha, NE 68104 556-6288

FRIDAY: Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Stiel and Cantor Jennifer Blum will officiate. We will continue discussing the summer Torah portions. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 10:30 a.m. Simcha B'Shabbat--An informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of a variety of Jewish texts. Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. ADULT EDUCATION THURSDAY, Aug. 6: "Beyond Midrash," led by Don Schwartz, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRTOAY: . Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m.; Little People service, 10:15 aan.; Jr. Congregation, 1030 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood; Kiddush luncheon honoring the SEED faculty; SEED class, 6:30 p.m., followed by Mincha, 7:15 p.m., Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and and the reading of Eicha and Kinos. SUNDAY (Tisha B'Av): Services, 9 a.m.; Early Mincha, 2 p.m.; Seed class, 7:10 p.m.; Mincha, 8:10 p.m.; Fast ends, 9:17 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 8:20 p.m.

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BEYT SHALOM An Affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructtonlst Federation F.O, BOK 341130, Omaha, NEG8124-S130 768-9333 httpi//come.tWb€ytsholoin/ FRIDAY: Shabbat in the home this week and next. SATURDAY, AUGUST 8: Pool party, dairy-vegetarian potluck dinner and havdalah at the JCC picnic pavilion. Swim in the afternoon; dinner at 5 p.m.; havdalah at approximately 6 p.m. Summer Book Club selection: Stalking Elijah by Roger Kammenetz.

Now taking registration for the Beyt Shalom religious school. Please call 758-9233.

CHABAD HOUSE An Affiliate of the Worldwide Chabad-Lubavllch Movement 1800 So,. 120th St, Omaha, NE 68144 Phone:330-1800 I2-MAlL-chabad@aol.com SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. SUNDAY: Services, 8:30 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m. , THURSDAY: Talmud Class, noon.

Tisha B'Avvideo to be shown Sunday

Because Tisha B'Av falls on Shabbat this year, the traditional fast day commemorating the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem will be observed on Sunday. As part of that observance, Beth Israel Synagogue will sponsor a video presentation, Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Featuring noted Torah scholars, Rav Avraham Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. TUESDAY: No Adult Education classes during Pam and Rav Paysach Krohn, the video was produced by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation. June and July. On Shabbos, and in conjunction with the THURSDAY: Choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. Heritage Foundation, Beth Israel members will FRIDAY: Sabbath Eve service, 7:45 p.m. also "Focus on Shabbos Chazon" in discussions of SATURDAY: Torah study, 10 a.m. Shiras Haloshen, or. laws relating to gossip, according to Rabbi Howard Kutner. Both events are part of the two-week SEED proOFFUT AIR FORCE BASE gram which begins tonight, according to chairman 25th and Capehart, Omaha, NE Bob Oberman. The Summer Educational 294-6051 Enrichment Development program offers individServices conducted by Rabbi Ira Flax. ual learning during the day and'evening programs Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. with guest rabbis and students from Yeshiva 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Chaim Berlin in New York. Several group lectures are also planned at the synagogue: on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m., Eli Eliphant will speak on "Do You Believe in Miracles?" and on Thursday, Aug. B'NAMSRAEL SYNAGOGUE 6, 11:30 a.m. , Yocheved Brecher will speak on 618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 "Making Challah". 322-4705 E-MAIL: docjeb2@juno.com A Shabbat dinner, honoring Allan and Rini Gonsher, is open to the community on Friday, FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. Bob Wolfson; Aug.. 7 at 7 p.m. Cost is $9.50 for adults and ADL/CRC Director, will speak about synagogue $6.50 for children, ages 6-12. desecration, followed by an Oneg Shabbat. For reservations for individual learning sessions or the Shabbat dinner, call 556-6288.'

CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPXJS Member of the Union , of American Hebrew Congregations 2001S. 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502*2797 435-3004

;1JFIEHCTHISRAEL;;;iW -'I-",; ! ; ; ^fConseryaiiyc Judaism. 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 88502 ; Services conducted-by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.

PERSONALS Thank you to my friends and family for the good wishes, cards, calls and visits while I was in the hospital. Louis Hurwitz I would like to thank my friends for helping me celebrate the mltzvah of my 80th birthday. Nate Berg

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Services, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services; the Devar Torah will be.given by Steve Pitlor; Sitter service, 10 a.m.; Shabbat Story Time, first and third Saturday, 11 a m ; K'tantan; second and fourth Saturday,. 11 a.m.; MinhaMa'ariv and Havdalah, 8:35 p.m.; Tisha B'Av services, 8:40 p.m. SUNDAY (Tisha B'Av): Shaharit, 9 a.m.; Minha, 1 p.m.; Ma'ariv, 5:30 p.m. ' WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Family commemoration of Tisha B'Av by Yosef I. Abramowitz

(JFL) — The ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, Tisha B'Av, commemorates the destruction of the Temple in ancient times, as well as a whole series of misfortunes that are said to have befallen the Jewish people on the same dny over the centuries. Here's a partial list of bad things that, according to tradition, have happened to the Jews on this jinxed day: destruction of the First Temple, in 586 BCE; destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE; expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290 ; expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492; outbreak of World War I in 1914. With a record like that, why would we even want to think about this day? A major theme of Tisha B'Av is the need, to heal internal rifts among fellow Jews. Tradition ascribes the destruction of both Temples not to the obvious overwhelming force of our historical enemies, but to constant internecine feuds. Jerusalem was destroyed, holds this tradition, because the elders of the city did not intervene to save the honor of one of its citizens against the verbal attack of n wealthy leader. This is a day of mourning and fasting that does not lend itself easily to family activity, especially since it falls during summer vacation. In some sense, the best thing to do is to send the children to a Jewish overnight camp. At camp, the children usually have an outdoor evening ceremony. They read parts of the biblical book of Lamentations, and they conduct bunk discussions on contempo.rary issues that divide us. . Adults can attend a synagogue or a community commemoration, which will usually include reading Lamentations and a study session. Being in Jerusalem on this day is one of the most moving experiences. In the evening, tens of thousands of mourners fill .the plaza of the KaU-l (Western Wall of the a'neient Temple), many of them sitting on Yemenite prayer rugs, wailing and praying. If the family is together at home during Tisha B'Av, however, there are ways to commemorate this day of mourning at home. * Study Jerusalem. If you have older children, have them resenrch an aspect of Jerusalem's history to present to the whole family. * Fast. The traditional fast begins this year on Saturday night, Aug. l . a n d ends Sunday night. Children can be encouraged to skip a meal, perhaps breakfast. Older children who hnvb. becmue , bar/bat mitzvah may try to fast, but should p'robnbly drink water if they are outdoors. '"•' .'• • The Jewish calendar is filled with much celebration, yet Tisha B'Av is a major day of mourning. Each holiday brings out and expresses different emotions. By celebrating the good ones and commemorating the sad ones, we teach our children to cope with the ups and downs of life in a Jewish context. Yosef 1. Abramowitz is publisher of www.Jowi8hFamlly.com.' Ills latest hooflr.-Hoyond Scandal: The 1'nrentH1 Guide to Sox, Men & Ixiadorxhlp, is available at www.Jl''Ll5ootiB.com.

Editorial

World War II on the big screen

Watching Steven Spielberg's World War II epic film, Saving Private Ryan, brought back memories of my own father. He was nearly 27 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, but the U.S. Army was happy to have him. When the drill sergeant asked for soldiers "who could write" he volunteered. That assignment allowed him to be stationed on fashionable South Audley Street in the heart of London from . 1942-45. His main task was to interview wounded soldiers in English hospitals. He and a staff photographer would besure to lift the blanket covering t-ach soldier so that the photo in the hometown newspaper would show all his limbs. On June 7, 1944, D-Day plus one, my father bribed a gunnery sergeant on a destroyer to take him across the English Channel. His eyes would fill up with tears as he recalled the countless numbers of bodies floating in the bloody waters. "War is not glamorous," he repeated to his children. "But in this case in was necessary."

Our man in Israel

Sgt. Marvin Levin lived comfortably during his tour of duty with too many brussels sprouts as his only complaint. He returned safely to New York, to a job where be would eventually meet my mother. Though he died in 1993, my memories will always connect him to WWII. Others were not so fortunate. Of those who returned, many lost limbs, hearing, vision, and certainly their souls. Some liberated concentration camps and viewed the horrors of the Nazi death machine first-hand. The grandchildren of these brave soldiers, thank God, have never seen the effects of war. Growing up in a privileged society, with unprecedented economic growth and unlimited opportunities, they cannot imagine a war that was fought before most of their parents were born. But, were it not for the bravery of the soldiers portrayed in Saving Private Ryan, those privileges may have never been realized. May we never again know of the ultimate sacrifice of giving a son, a husband, a brother to the cruelties of war, but may we always remember those who did.

by Carl Alpert

Haifa - Against the background of the major problems facing Israel on many fronts today, it would appear that car thefts could be considered no more than a pin prick of inconvenience., Yet even a relatively trivial matter like that has, for many reasons, become a major headache. Last year no less than 47,000 automobiles were stolen in Israel, and in the first quarter of 1998 the total was 11,956, up 6.4% over the same period a year ago. Quite aside from the headache and trouble for the individual victims, this meant an economic loss of hundreds of millions of dollars. Certain facts are known. The great majority of the stolen cars are spirited across open fields into the area controlled by the Palestine Authority. There they are stripped clean of all physical and mechanical parts, which are then smuggled back into Israel and sold to garages, where repair jobs create a constant demand. Some of the better models have their engine and chassis serial numbers changed, and wind up in the service of Arafat's henchmen. Huge parking lots, containing thousands of stripped cars, are visible from the air, but beyond the reach of the Israel police or armed forces. When there was military closure of the territories the getaway was much more difficult. Today, with international pressure on Israel to open the borders to economic interchange, the escape routes are many. There is hardly a safety device on the market which is impervious to the ingenuity of the car thieves who, in a matter of minutes, can disarm nny lock or electronic alarm, and drive off. This has given car-owners here a sense of futility even as they attach the latest protective artifices. The police, who in the past did not consider this a priority matter, are now mounting a major campaign to combat the scourge, but thus far to little avail. For one thing, they have begun raiding Israeli garages, whose owners have to produce papers documenting the source of the spare parts on hand. The incentive for the trade in parts is so

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great because in event of accidents, Israeli insurance companies will not pay for new parts. First-time American visitors to Givat Ze'ev often One cynic has been trying to sell the public here mention the checkpoint that they had to pass the idea that the whole process is beneficial to the through on their drive over from Jerusalem. state. Thus, he figures that the costs of the thefts Although Givat Ze'ev has about 9000 residents are borne by middle class Israelis, whose insur' and does not have the feel of a lonely, dusty West ance premiums are boosted by many millions each Bank settlement, when you leave the Ramot secyear. They can afford it. tion of Jerusalem and head northwest into Givat And where does the money go? The thefts and Ze'ev, you enter (as far as the world community is sale of the parts are a great boost to the economy concerned) occupied territory. of the Palestinian areas, help feed families, reduce You know exactly where the border is because an unemployment and animosity there and contribute army checkpoint marks the spot, and shortly before to general stability. This creates a better atmosyou get to the checkpoint you are warned: "Slow", phere and prevents the outbreak of Intifada and "Prepare Documents for Inspection", "Barrier Ahead". hostilities with their infinitely greater toll. Usually, the two or three soldiers on duty have A small price to pay for a peaceful environment. no interest in vehicles entering the territories from And this is achieved by "contribution" of 47,000 Jerusalem, and the road in this direction is hardly cars a year, without bureaucracy and without over- obstructed, at all (you can safely pass through going head costs. The money which is now being set at a nice clip of about 30 niph). Apparently, the aside for police enforcement could be put to better army reasons that terrorists are not likely to infiluse, he says. Indeed, there should even be a ban trate into the territories. on sophisticated car locks and loud alarms. Going from Givat Ze'ev into Jerusalem ordinarily An indignant public responded. If such is to be is just a slightly different story. The barriers are the policy, one advised, why limit the protection to placed much more narrowly, forcing you to slow stolen cars only? Why not encourage Palestinians down to about 10 mph, but I have never yet been to cross the border and steal farm equipment as stopped for any documents. Instead, I pass by with well? And some hundreds of head of cattle, sheep a nod or a wave or not even so much as that. and goats daily will certainly be a boost to the Occasionally, as I pass through, the soldiers will Palestinian economy. glance at me and whoever else is in the car-and it But then our domestic Israeli thieves and houseis then that a creepy feeling comes over me. The breakers will complain, when apprehended, that soldiers are looking for something suspicious; to be they are being discriminated against. They will precise, they are looking for suspicious faces~to be plead for the same break afforded to the even more precise, they are looking for Arab faces. Palestinian thieves. When this happens, when the soldiers' eyes roam Despite all this lighthearted chatter, the police over my face, I can't help but shudder inside, as have taken a grim view of the situation which would any self-respecting American citizen. I was Public Security Minister Kahalani has called a raised to believe that there is no such thing as a "blight on the country". A crackdown is in the suspicious face, t h a t concerning goodness and cards, hundreds of new policemen will be taken on, decency, all faces are created equal. and a huge budget approved, Israelis who serve as (Continued on page 5) fences, and local garages too, will feel the brunt.

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Israel says bye-bye to $3 billion appropriators, Ne'eman hammer out details to reduce U.S. aid by Michael Shapiro, Staff Writer, Washington Jewish Week. .

WASHINGTON -- The days of Israel receiving $3 billion a year in U.S. aid are coming to an end. Congressional appropriators, in;their consideration of the annual foreign aid spending bill, have voted to implement a plan that w$V phase out U.S. economic aid to Israel during the next ,10 years while boosting'the'amount, of military assistance the Jewish state will receive. The plan, which has been hammered out during the past seven months by Israeli Finance Minister Ya'acov Ne'eman, who originally proposed the initiative, and key members of the House and Senate appropriations committees and Clinton administration officials, comes at a time of a shrinking U.S. foreign aid budget and a growing Israeli economy. Two years ago this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged in a speech before a joint session of Congress that Israel would -within the next four years - begin to wean itself from U.S. economic aid. "We are going to achieve economic independence," he told cheering lawmakers. While Israel's $1,2 billion in economic aid will be phased, out over the next 10 years as its debt to the United States is paid off, the amount of U.S. military aid Israel receives would increase by $60 million a year. By the tenth year of the plan, military assistance to Israel is expected to total $2.4 billion per year, equaling a net reduction in overall U.S. aid of $600 million per year. Israel has consistently received $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion in annual economic jind military aid, respectively. While some appropriators have expressed concerns about increasing Israel's military aid, Israeli officials and Jewish activists say the additional aid is needed because of the continuing military threat that the Jewish state faces. Members of the House Appropriations foreign operations subcommittee voted last Wednesday to provide Israel with $1.08 billion in economic aid and $1.86 billion in military assistance, for a total of $2:94'lbillion;in fiscal year 1999. The total is a net reduction of $60 million from this year. Appropriators also endorsed a plan to reduce Egypt's aid package. As a result of the 1978 Camp David Accords, Israel and Egypt became the two biggest recipients of U.S. aid, accounting for nearly 40 percent of the foreign aid budget. The subcommittee voted to reduce Egypt's aid by $40 million, from $815 to $775 million. Egypt's military assistance was kept at $1.3 billion, the same as this year. Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the same numbers in its version of the foreign aid bill. In the House version, Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-AL.), chairman of the subcommittee, originally had slated an $80 million reduction in Egypt's economic aid while increasing its military assistance by $40 million in an effort to keep the restructuring of the two countries' aid packages proportional.

However, members of the committee who are concerned about Egypt's dire economic situation and those backers of Israel who are wary of increasing Egypt's military aid passed an amendment sponsored by Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Joe Knollenberg (R-MI.) to keep1 the military aid at the same level and cut Egyptfsleconpmic, aid by only $40 million. ' . . The State Department, which received criticism from Callahan and Rep. Bob Livingston (R-LA.), the chairman of the full committee, for not providing more guidance on what to do with Egypt's aid, supported the amendment in a letter sent to the subcommittee, the day lawmakers were considering the bill. The House Appropriations Committee was expected to consider the bill this week. While the restructuring of Israel's aid package stirred little debate as the House panel worked on the bill last week, Rep. David Obey (D-WI.) the ranking Democrat on the full appropriations committee, criticized Israel for failing to meet its promise to help offset an increase in U.S. aid to Jordan; Ohad Marani, the Israeli Embassy's economic affairs minister, saying he was surprised by Obey's comments, told WJW that Israel already had agreed to pay the $50 million next month.

Barrier ahead (Continued from page 5) Now I know that Israel is just being practical and responsible: Israel has enemies, these'enemies have no qualms about attacking civilians, and these enemies mainly have Arab-looking faces. (Just don't ask-me to tell you exactly what these faces look like. It seems to me that a lot of Jews around here have "suspicious" faces. I wonder if the soldiers at the checkpoints get tips on face identification?) .. So 1 understand perfectly why the need to look at faces and why mine can be dismissed at the checkpoint in a mini-second but why,an Arab's arouses suspicion. The brief facerscanning, though, is still unpleasant., But that's pkay,; JVIost crucial choices, that Israel faces today consist not in distinguishing the "pleasant" options from the "unpleasant" ones, but in identifying the least unpleasant choices. Recently, I told a friend of mine about one particular border crossing that stands out in my mind. I was on a bus, and one passenger happened to be an Arab, and he out of all the passengers was asked for his identification papers. . I said to my friend that it was unpleasant to be oft that bus with everyone staring at this Arab man who had done nothing suspicious but who only looked so. My friend reminded me of other busses and of other Arabs, and of the unpleasant.facial confrontations that did not take place—and he reminded me of the catastrophic unpleasantness thatensued. . . : , ; : I hope I never do lose my shudder at the facial scanning that takes place at the army checkpoint, but for the time being, this must be my entry fee into Jerusalem.

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in their youth magazine, The Young Pioneer. Federation introduces "I didn't even know his name before I began new 'map' of Jewish Omaha work," admitted Dotan. "He has changed my life." The space devoted to Korczak in Yad Layeled ~ " by Pam Monsky contains aspects of his life, "to understand who he Federation Communications Director was, not what he did," added Dotan, "He was a writer, lecturer, educational leader." (Continued from page 1) That he lives on in educators like Dotan is a tribThe Human Resource Development and ute not only to Korczak, but to the exhibit designers Marketing Committee of the Jewish Federation of at the museum, she noted. The original Ghetto Omaha will unveil a comprehensive brochure arid Fighter's Museum was founded by survivors who colorful map of Jewish Omahau The project reprebrought what little.memorabilia they had from sents a year of information gathering and concept Europe to their new home in Israel. They took their development,, ' , . , things," placed them in a hut oh the grounds on. the HRD Committee Chairperson, Margo Riekes said, Ghetto Fighter's kibbutz, and called it a museum. "We have created a piece that is unlike any other One of the most ironic experiences Dotan has seen before in Omaha, and possibly in the country. had at the museum was meeting Tali Shner's The brochure, titled T h e Good Jewish Life in Omaha' brother-in-law, Moshe Shner, director of the peda- includes information.on Jewish worship, education, gogic center at the Ghetto Fighter's House. In his culture, organizations and the map pictured on the office she found a map of America with a brightly front page of the Jewish Press. It has been designed colored pin placed in 'Omaha' (among other mid- to have a long shelf life and will serve as a pivotal tool western cities). Shner is the designer of the muse- to market the Omaha Jewish'community." um's website (at: www.gfh.org.il). It is through The brochure will be mailed to the community soon. the newest technology that Dotan hopes to connect Area businesses, synagogues, recruiters, and the schools in Omaha with Yad Layeled. Chamber of Commerce will also have a supply to give Students will be able to visit the museum's web- to people who inquire about Jewish life in Omaha. sijjg for a 'virtual' tour of the exhibits, for exercises A Jewish Omaha web site is being created in conand history and background information. Bobbie junction' with the information in the brochure to Epstein; chairman of the Midwest Consortium's enhance Omaha's visibility globally as a vital P2K, and Jan Perelman, Federation Executive Jewish community, and will be accessible in the Director, visited the museum last month and saw near future at w w w . j e w i s h o m a h a . o r g . All firsthand the potential of just one P2K project. Jewish organizations, synagogues and Centers of "The educational outreach through the internet Excellence will be included in this Federationand other programs have vast potential for the sponsored project. museum," said Dotan. Last February, the New Members of the HRD Committee, in addition to York Board of Jewish Education displayed artwork Ms. Riekes are: Cantor Emil Berkovits, Joyce by Israeli students from visits to the museum. The Cohen, Marcy Cotton, Eunice Denenberg, Rob BJE sponsored workshops for local public school Goodman, Joanie Jacobson, Karin Levine, Iris children to educate them about the Holocaust Ricks, Wendy Scherer and Rabbi Debbie Stiel. through a child's point of view. . For more information, please call 334-6431. "This is how we go beyond the walls of a museum."

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"My parents set an example for me The family of Allen and Janie Murow made a pledge to the Je.wish to. follow and we need to continue to Community Center building project give support to our Omaha communi- ' •'••••" ; because they recognize "the impor- ty," she said. The Murows have lived in.Qmaha; ;;:"'' tance of the 'J' in keeping 'the'Jewish for five years and have three children. community fllive;" The Murows, along with hundreds ' The family continues to use the '<F and of members of the JCC who have they feel the facility will always be an made pledges, use several of the asset for the Jewish community. Patty and Steve Nogg and Marcia facilities and programs the 'J* often. "Between my family's past involve- and Steve Pitlor are leading the buildment with preschool and daycnre, ing project and feel the excitement genand our present involvement with erated by this project is beyond- anythe camps, health facilities, pool arid thing the community has ever seen. BBYO, I don't know where we would They are among the many people determined to make this building be without it," said Janie. Janie was in high school when the viable for the next several generations. JCC was moved to 132nd St. She_ To contribute to the campus building witnessed her parent's generation project, call the Noggs at 493-3479, the support the project and now feels it Pitldrs at 496-4632, Tom Fellman and is her generation's responsibility to Howard Kooper at 392-1800, or the Federation office, 334-8200. ' do the same for their children. .

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Sweetheart candidates chosen by Adam Rosen

Both men's chapters of BBYO, Chaim Weizmann AZA #1510 and Mother Chapter AZA #1 held caucus recently to choose candidates for Sweetheart for '98-99. They are: Weizmann: Anne Muskin, Jon Friedman, Diana Manvitz and Emily Epstein; lionoraries: Jessica Blumkin and Sara Gordon. AZA HI: Lauren Brown, Whitney Taxman, Jamie Hamburg and Nicole Kotas; lionoraries: Nikki Romanik and Rachel Riekes.

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Organizations Y.E.S. Members will meet Monday at the JCC. English class starts at 10 a.m.; exercise and bingo both start at 10:30. Bring articles to share at the discussion group at 11. Following a hot kosher lunch, Mary Pellman from the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society will speak. For transportation, call 330-4272. Reminders: Call Maggie at 334-6521 for reservations for hot dog lunch on Aug. 6. Cost is $2. Deadline is August 13 for reservations to Bluffs Run Casino on August 20. Cost is $5 and includes transportation and lunch.

In addition to all the other things to do on Sunday, Aug. 30, at the JCC, "To Bubbe and Zayde with LOVE..." a photographer will be available from 1:30-3:30 p.m. This, will be an opportunity for families to have pictures taken with their loved ones and have a permanent record made of this day. The entire celebration will run from 1-4 p.m.

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POLONSKI/KNOX Dr. Lynn Polonski, son of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph WALK-IN, DROP-IN iPolonski of Omaha, Members will meet Thursday at the JCC.'English and Tamara Lynn class starts at 10 a.m., exercise at 10:15 and bingo at 10:30. Enjoy an indoor picnic in room 10 with kosher it »='' a, - •'• »v' .*., WM Kn° x . daughter of Mr hot dogs on the grill. Cost is $2. Following the picnic, \. / ,.> "j^'i i '•} "^ ! ?, ."{S and Mrs. Fred Knox of we will play "The Price Is Right!" Come test your ; i . . . ' . T ? ' S . J ^ V i e n n a , Ohio, will be knowledge. For transportation, call 330-4272. I married Oct. 24 at jCongregation Rodef VISIONS IShoIom in YoungsA day trip to Lincoln is scheduled for Thursday, I town, Ohio. Aug. 13. Depart from the JCC at 9:30 a.m. and Dr. Polonski perreturn approximately by 4 p.m. Tour the State I formed his undergradCapitol, Governor's Mansion and Sunken Gardens. uate degree at U.C., Lunch will be on your own at the White Rose at the I San Diego, and then Capitol. Cost is $8 per person. For reservations, mail form with full payment by Aug. 5 to Sam & studied at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He Rosaline Epstein, 9205 Western Ave., #325, is now in practice in Warren, Ohio, after completOmaha, NE 68114. Make check payable to Jewish ing his residency in Ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University. Senior Services. His areas of interest are General Ophthalmology BREADBRKAKERS and Oculoplastic Surgery. Marty Ricks will speak at Breadbreakers on Miss Knox graduated from The University of Wednesday at noon at Highland Country Club, Arizona with a bachelor's degree in-Agriculture. according to Steve Riekes. Ricks is the new She is a Registered Dietitian and Sanitarian Director of the Federation Foundation. employed with Cuyahoga County Health Cost is $7.75 and the program is open to the com- Department. munity.

Births Roni Reiter Palmon and Ophir Palmon announce the July 14 birth of their son, Pomer. They also have a daughter, Shir, 6. Grandparents are Ora and Shlomo Palmon of Ramat Gan, Israel, and Avia Reiter and Michael Reiter of Holon, Israel. Great-grandmother is Rikva Paliti of Kibbutz Ein Herod.

Dr. Stuart and Joy Oberman of Sunnyvale, CA, announce the July 12 birth of their daughter, Leila Isabel. Grandparents are Robert and Myra Oberman of Omaha and Mark and Susan Cohen of Cary, IL. Great-grandparents are Sidney Cohen of Las Vegas and Sylvia Cohen of Skokie, IL.

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Council Bluffs played host to a Martial Arts event and kickboxing recently. The main event featured the chief Martial Arts instructor at the JCC, Kurt Podany, who has been teaching at the 'J" for one year. The program has grown under his direction. •" Podany was the current U.S. Cruiserweight Champion, capturing the Light Cruiserweight World Title. He is a recipient of the Three Cheers award and a nominee for the Jefferson award for his work with the youth development program at theMMMAC. / Rob Wiley, another JCC instructor, was also featured at the show. Rob won a unanimous decision and captured his quest for a U.S. title fight. Both instructors train and teach at Mugendo Modern Jim Clark, Moti Hornstein and Mick Doyle Martial Arts Center in Omaha. meet at a Martial Arts event. The Martial Arts Center then hosted the talents of world-famous Martial Artist Moti Hornstein. He had stayed on after the event to train with the Center's head instructor, U.S. National team head coach Mick Doyle. Hornstein was born in Tel Aviv and lived in Israel for 26 years before emigrating. While in the army, he conducted Martial Arts training for Special Forces and was Israeli's Heavyweight Champion in Karate fromji986-1989. He currently lives in Spring Valley,. N.Y.,1 where he owns and operates "The Survival Center." - KRAV MAGA and HISARDUT is taught at the Center. Some classes are -even conducted in Hebrew. Hornstein is a member of. the U.S. National Thai Boxing,Team and is preparing for the World Champion-ship to be held in Thailand in August.

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The Jewish traveler in Santa Fe by Oliver B. Pollak

My wife, Karen, and her friend, Louise, were in the Fairfax High class of 1961. They let me tag along on a five-day holiday to Santa Fe, NM. It boasts being the oldest.capital city in the United States, having the oldest road and oldest house. Santa Fe has grown dramatically from about 33,000 in 1960 to an estimated 70,000. Outwardly, it is a very Catholic town-Santa Fe means "Holy Faith;" No building rises more than three stories and cathedrals are the tallest buildings. Crosses and religious art abounds. Many streets are named after saints. Within this high 'desert town there is a Jewish community of between 3,000 and 4,0001 Recently, national publicity has been given"to crypto-Jews, Spanish Jews who fled the Inquisition and settled in New Mexico. More recent immigration is seen in the telephone book, which contains 10 Goldbergs, eight Goldsteins, 15 Katz's and two Katzmnns. There are many professionals, doctors and lawyers. The religious school at Beth Shalom has. 190' students.' And of course Santa Fe is thechoice of many who retire. Canyon Road contains about 80 art galleries, perhaps the greatest concentration of any American art district. Among the galleries, Off the Wall boasts the largest selection of Judaica. There are many Jewish artists and gallery owners. Just off the Plaza is Arias.Tile, established in 1972. Their tiles adorn Temple Beth Shalom, the Reform congregation on Barcelona Street, which serves 400 families/Congregation Beit Tikva is. another Reform congregation. A conservative minyan meets nt Beth Shalom. Pardes Yisroel is the Orthodox congregation and the Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe House maintains an educational program. The restaurants are incredible, and appetites are excited by the 7,000-foot elevation. Visit Cafe Pasqual's, named after San Pasqual, the patron saint of the kitchen. Opened in 1979, it holds 49 people and has a community table. At the top of the breakfast menu is Maga's Cheese Blintzes, and owner and author Katherine Kagel credits the recipe to her Jewish grandmother. The walls are filled with Oaxacan artist Leovigildo Martinez's Chagallesque murals. Other gustatory treats wore had at the Santacafe,

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UNO te air Bethsaida film on History Channel

UJA Midwest Women's Conference __^_^__ held in Chicago By Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director

Attendees to the UJA Women's Conference in Chicago were, from left: Jan Schnciderman, Women's Campaign Co-chair; Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director; Julee Katzman, Federation Executive Assistant; Jan Perehnan, Federation Executive Direc-

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(Continued from page 1) The Lost City of Bethsaida, a one-hour documentary on the excavation of an ancient city in Israel, will be shown this S u n d a y a t 7 p . m . on the History Channel (Channel 60 on Cox Cable). Dr. Richard Freund, professor of religion and philosophy at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and an ordained rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary, has been involved with the archeological project since its inception He is currently in Israel with a group of UNO students at the Bethsaida site Lost for nearly 2000 years, the ancient city of • / .Bethsaida, located on the northern shore of the Iiinneret, the Sea of Galilee near the Jordan River, lias begun tg share its long-held secrets. Offering a unique glimpse into the First Century C.E , Bethsaida was a seaport and major crossroads of its time It is"menti.oned by the Roman historian, Josephus ' • , The documentary received a 1997 Communicator Award of Distinction in an international competition based in Arlington, TX, which honors excellence in , visual communications. There were approximately : 3000 entries. The Los^ City of Bethsaida was also a 'finalist in the 1997 Telly Awards of 9500 entrants. UNO, which holds the excavation license to the site, held a private showing of, the documentary last June for donors to-the^ project Guest of honor and recipient of an honorary doctorate was Moshe Katzav, Israel's Minister of Tourism and a member of "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet •Major funding was provided by the Gilbert M. and Martha Hitchcock Foundation, with additional support from UNO, Truman State University, Dana College, the Israel Government Tounst Corporation 'and the Nebraska Humanities Council. UNO Television crews Spent three weeks in Israel * to record the sights arid sounds of the excavations Ddyid C'Rotterman served as producer, directpr jyid writer/ Cecelia Marshall served as director of , photography and Brian Shaffer was editor

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